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Report Finds Evidence Of Several Toxic Chemicals In Air During Richmond Scrap-Metal Yard Fire

At a town hall meeting in Richmond last Wednesday, several residents indicated that the smoke made them sick.

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Richmond Fire Released Range Of Toxic Chemicals Into Air, Reports Show
Newly obtained reports show that elevated levels of several industrial chemicals were found in air samples taken at the site of a smoky fire at a scrap-metal yard in Richmond late last month. Days after the blaze, Contra Costa County health officials disclosed that high levels of benzene, a chemical known to cause cancer, were recorded near the site of the Jan. 30 fire at Sims Metal Management. (Goldberg, 2/12)